Denmark Seeks Special Agreement
On Narrower Krone-Euro Band

Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Sept. 17, 1998 12:01 a.m. ET

COPENHAGEN -- The Danish Economy Ministry said it expects to secure a special agreement linking the Danish krone to the planned common European currency in a narrow trading band of 2.25% in the second phase of the exchange-rate mechanism of the European Monetary System.

The ministry expects to seal the deal with the European Central Bank and make an announcement at the informal meeting of economic and finance ministers in Vienna later...